Places salomewysocki Wants to Go

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

The building that once housed the dictator's secret police is now a museum that documents the history of an oppressive regime and those who fought against it.

This 17th-century Portuguese fort now houses a nautical museum.

A French library that makes sure its love of books is writ large... giant in fact.

The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.

Over the dunes of the Empty Quarter, the mysterious music of the desert.

The oldest surviving mosque in the UAE has mysterious origins and unusual architecture.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.